Rock deformation equations and application to the study on slantingly installed disc cutter

At present the mechanical model of the interac- tion between a disc cutter and rock mainly concerns indentation experiment, linear cutting experiment and tunnel boring machine （TBM） on-site data. This is not in line with the actual rock-breaking movement of the disc cutter and impedes to some extent the research on the rock-breaking mechanism, wear mechanism and design theory. Therefore, our study focuses on the interaction between the slantingly installed disc cutter and rock, developing a model in accordance with the actual rock-breaking movement. Displacement equations are established through an analysis of the velocity vector at the rock-breaking point of the disc cutter blade; the func- tional relationship between the displacement parameters at the rock-breaking point and its rectangular coordinates is established through an analysis of micro-displacement vectors at the rock-breaking point, thus leading to the geometric equations of rock deformation caused by the slantingly installed disc cutter. Considering the basically linear relationship between the cutting force of disc cutters and the rock deformation before and after the leap break of rock, we express the constitutive relations of rock deformation as generalized Hooke＇s law and analyze the effect of the slanting installa- tion angle of disc cutters on the rock-breaking force. This will, as we hope, make groundbreaking contributions to the development of the design theory and installation practice of TBM.

隧道掘进机技术的发展和研究现状

通过对隧道掘进机的分类、隧道掘进机技术的研究现状以及隧道掘进机技术研究和发展趋势的调研和探讨,提出:1)根据掘进岩土体强度的不同,隧道掘进机大致可以分为岩石隧道掘进机和盾构;2)目前岩石隧道掘进机的研究热点问题主要包括滚刀破岩机制和施工预测模型的建立2个方面,而盾构主要研究内容集中在掌子面稳定、施工过程控制和地表沉降研究3个方面,虽然这些研究都取得了较大进展,并且部分已经有效地应用到实际工程建设中,但解决得不够透彻,还有待于进一步研究;3)隧道掘进机技术的研究发展趋势将集中在掘进力学机制的完善、复杂地质条件下掘进机制与施工过程控制研究和复合掘进机技术的发展等方面,这些会给隧道掘进机技术的研究和发展带来挑战和契机。